RE: Is XL300 or EBP41-AN any good?

[Mike <anitrate dakotacom net>]

At 01:16 AM 12/2/98 +0800, you wrote:
>Not to start a x86 vs Alpha discussion, but could you comment on the 
>relative performance of XL300 vs x86 performance on FP and Integer 
>apps under Linux-Axp and Linux-x86 respectively?
>
>Basically, it's to see if I'm getting my money's worth. I'll be paying 
>about US$1500 (inlcuding shipping) for the 300MHz XL300 with 64MB Ram, 
>2GB Hdd and 16GB PCI video card combination. In x86 world, that buys a 
>PII-350 or 400MHz system. But if the XL300 gives about equivalent 
>performance, I'm willing to give it a try.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bernard Chew
>bchew@dnvps.com